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i give john boehner a lot of credit. he is trying so hard to make the president understand that we cannot spend what we do not have and we cannot keep borrowing. i do not know why that is so hard for anybody to understand it. you have to keep in mind since the president has been in office, we have not had a balanced budget. i think most people will agree that in every home that is run properly, you need a budget and the government needs a budget. you cannot just keep running and borrowing to do everything you want to do. the american people are sick of it. they need to get together and decide what they are going to do. they need to get a balanced budget. they need to quit spending what they do not have. and they need to get this thing done before the end of the year. host: thank you for the call. from our facebook page -- join us on our facebook page. a couple of other editorials we want to share with you. from "the new york post." on the other side from "the washington post." beverly is joining us from illinois on the d
i give john boehner a lot of credit. he is trying so hard to make the president understand that we cannot spend what we do not have and we cannot keep borrowing. i do not know why that is so hard for anybody to understand it. you have to keep in mind since the president has been in office, we have not had a balanced budget. i think most people will agree that in every home that is run properly, you need a budget and the government needs a budget. you cannot just keep running and borrowing to do...
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ladies and gentlemen, the honorable john boehner. [applause] >> well, steve, let me just say thanks to you and your team and the architect's office and the grounds crew have done a great job inputting this together. and let me thank the colorado delegation for being here. i would take credit for the weather. [laughter] >> but i thought the senators would do it before i did. [laughter] >> lindsay, great job and i'm glad we have nice weather so you could wear that pretty dress without having to put a big overcoat on it. let me say thank you to all of you here tonight. this great spruce has traveled many miles. thanks to ben and his partner who brought the tree from colorado here. it's christmastime and it's the splendor of this tree calls to mind the star of bethlehem and the chance of the angels announcing a humble birth in a manger. the birth of christ fulfilled, the prophecy of salvation and giving a weary world a chance to rejoice and we will bring light to the tree that flour issues as a symbol of everlasting life. this tree will
ladies and gentlemen, the honorable john boehner. [applause] >> well, steve, let me just say thanks to you and your team and the architect's office and the grounds crew have done a great job inputting this together. and let me thank the colorado delegation for being here. i would take credit for the weather. [laughter] >> but i thought the senators would do it before i did. [laughter] >> lindsay, great job and i'm glad we have nice weather so you could wear that pretty dress...
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john boehner has given in too much. they may have won the presidency and the senate, but the republicans won the house, and that asays a lot. because the house controls the money. i think the debt ceiling should stay. they should not allow the president to have it. as far as social security, there are 66 million people on social security, only 14.5 million are retirees. a lot of the rest is welfare. we spend probably $1.50 trillion all together with food stamps and all these checks that we send out every month. we are going to have to cut some of that, i know. the debt ceiling should stay with the house. host: talk about the role of the senate. you have talked about republicans winning the house and retaining control of the house and democrats won the senate. caller: the house has passed a bill and sent it to the senate. harry reid will not let them get to the floor. i think the senate needs to look at harry reid and say, listen, if you are not going to look at these bills, then we will put someone else in your place an
john boehner has given in too much. they may have won the presidency and the senate, but the republicans won the house, and that asays a lot. because the house controls the money. i think the debt ceiling should stay. they should not allow the president to have it. as far as social security, there are 66 million people on social security, only 14.5 million are retirees. a lot of the rest is welfare. we spend probably $1.50 trillion all together with food stamps and all these checks that we send...
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guest: i cannot read john boehner's mind. let's say the senate takes up something where you extend all the rates for a year but you increase the rates for people making $500,000. let's say that passes the senate. 75 votes. they sent it to the house. are republicans in the house going to be that obstinate if the senate sends that kind of signal? i do not think so. that is what a lot of us watch mitch mcconnell very closely. there are people in his caucus who early to vote for what i just said. can they get it on the floor and overcome the procedural hurdles? host: if nothing happens, what are we looking at? guest: january 3 at noon. there are so many scenarios. if the new congress convenes on the third, negotiations continue. democrats would have more strength. they have gained 7 or eight seats. i think the key if they go over the cliff will be the financial markets. if the market go into a panic and if the dow tumbles into free-fall wednesday, thursday, friday, i think we'll see something quickly. host: david lightman, thank
guest: i cannot read john boehner's mind. let's say the senate takes up something where you extend all the rates for a year but you increase the rates for people making $500,000. let's say that passes the senate. 75 votes. they sent it to the house. are republicans in the house going to be that obstinate if the senate sends that kind of signal? i do not think so. that is what a lot of us watch mitch mcconnell very closely. there are people in his caucus who early to vote for what i just said....
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ladies and gentlemen, the honorable john boehner. [applause] >> well, steve, let me just say thanks to you and your team and the architect's office and the grounds crew have done a great job inputting this together. and let me thank the colorado delegation for being here. i would take credit for the weather. [laughter] >> but i thought the senators would do it before i did. [laughter] >> lindsay, great job and i'm glad we have nice weather so you could wear that pretty dress without having to put a big overcoat on it. let me say thank you to all of you here tonight. this great spruce has traveled many miles. thanks to ben and his partner who brought the tree from colorado here. it's christmastime and it's the splendor of this tree calls to mind the star of bethlehem and the chance of the angels announcing a humble birth in a manger. the birth of christ fulfilled, the prophecy of salvation and giving a weary world a chance to rejoice and we will bring light to the tree that flour issues as a symbol of everlasting life. this tree will
ladies and gentlemen, the honorable john boehner. [applause] >> well, steve, let me just say thanks to you and your team and the architect's office and the grounds crew have done a great job inputting this together. and let me thank the colorado delegation for being here. i would take credit for the weather. [laughter] >> but i thought the senators would do it before i did. [laughter] >> lindsay, great job and i'm glad we have nice weather so you could wear that pretty dress...
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john boehner and the comedianwayne brady will be speaking. journalists will be recognized in their field. this is live coverage. >> all communication with the jersey shore closed 10 minutes ago. our army is wiped out. artillery, air force, everything went out. this may be the last broadcast. we will stay here to the end. >> yesterday, december 7, 1941, a date that will live in infamy. >> ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. >> i have a dream that one day nation will rise up and live up to the true meaning of its dream. >> houston, the eagle has landed. >> that's one small step for man. one giant leap for mankind. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> touchdown begins a historic journey. we say farewell. ♪ [laughter] >> good evening, ladies and gentlemen. welcome to the 68th annual correspondents' dinner at the washington convention center. >> you all look nice to night in your counsel and tuxedos. we are happy can attend another stuffy washington d.c. press dinner. it is time to loosen up those boat ties and put down
john boehner and the comedianwayne brady will be speaking. journalists will be recognized in their field. this is live coverage. >> all communication with the jersey shore closed 10 minutes ago. our army is wiped out. artillery, air force, everything went out. this may be the last broadcast. we will stay here to the end. >> yesterday, december 7, 1941, a date that will live in infamy. >> ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. >> i...
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just like that, a proposal that john boehner puts out. he's trying to say that it is from the bowles proposal but erskine bowles came out yesterday and said flat out that the proposal the republicans put out does not mimic his. therefore, the republicans are lying again. republicans and the tea party people, they know that they are lying. it is just that simple. the president put out a proposal. ok. don't criticize the president for the proposal. show us a real proposal. do not ask us to trust you. host: reporting in "the new york times." republicans say their counteroffer is close to the numbers supported last year by erskine bowles. he said last week his numbers offered testimony to a special bipartisan congressional committee on a visit reduction were not so much a plan as a back of the envelopes addressed and to show a deal could be struck somewhere between mr. obama's position in the speaker during their talks last year. next caller, colorado, independent line. caller: i think's he's been as a great way for people to have their voice
just like that, a proposal that john boehner puts out. he's trying to say that it is from the bowles proposal but erskine bowles came out yesterday and said flat out that the proposal the republicans put out does not mimic his. therefore, the republicans are lying again. republicans and the tea party people, they know that they are lying. it is just that simple. the president put out a proposal. ok. don't criticize the president for the proposal. show us a real proposal. do not ask us to trust...
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shortly after this farce they called a health care bill passed, john boehner, appropriately yelled out to guilty members of congress, did you read the bill before you passed it? hell no you didn't. well, it's been two years since that disgraceful vote and john boehner's hell no i think best describes what we're trying to communicate today. we are currently in the setup phase to a great american tragedy. nobody has felt the pain yet that this decision will yield. once its fult implementation is upon us, many innocent lives will be destroyed and we will forever be changed as a nation. this does, after all, appear to be the end game here, the fundamental destruction of the great eth civil society that has ever existed. this is good versus evil. and all this chaos we americans are left with four questions i think we must now ask ourselves. does this moment here and now have to be our pinnicle? the high watermark on america? the most exceptional society in the course of human history? no, it doesn't. is this the moment in time where we are no longer strong enough and people to wave the tyra
shortly after this farce they called a health care bill passed, john boehner, appropriately yelled out to guilty members of congress, did you read the bill before you passed it? hell no you didn't. well, it's been two years since that disgraceful vote and john boehner's hell no i think best describes what we're trying to communicate today. we are currently in the setup phase to a great american tragedy. nobody has felt the pain yet that this decision will yield. once its fult implementation is...
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john boehner is in more trouble now. the senate democrats are more progressive than the people they are replacing. they still do not have 60. it is not quite a stand pat situation. i do not see anybody having that kumbaya moment. point of view up until tuesday night. i think we have been in a situation where both sides seemed to harden their positions as we go forward. i think there was a lot that changed tuesday. that environment is somewhat reflected in the statement that speaker boehner made yesterday afternoon. i was told about comments he made on a conference call about how they had to change the way they operate. you had a very significant victory by the president who campaigned on the issue of fiscal responsibility. is there going to be a change in tax rates? , 60% favored that nationwide. most wanted it on people over $250,000 a year. they wanted 25 of 30 open senate seats. i think they are coming back with a lot of wind in their sails, like the last session of congress or the resurgent republican majority came b
john boehner is in more trouble now. the senate democrats are more progressive than the people they are replacing. they still do not have 60. it is not quite a stand pat situation. i do not see anybody having that kumbaya moment. point of view up until tuesday night. i think we have been in a situation where both sides seemed to harden their positions as we go forward. i think there was a lot that changed tuesday. that environment is somewhat reflected in the statement that speaker boehner made...
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caller: because john boehner has been boxed in. everything he does when he goes back, he tells barack obama one thing, but when he goes back to his caucus and comes back, he has something different. eric cantor is wanting to be speaker of the house. everybody knows that. john boehner has no power, he is a middle man. from let's move onto dean the line for republicans. caller: base spend around all day trying to name a post office after somebody rather than the real issues of the day. i suggest we mail all of these people a rope, not so they can safely rappel off of the fiscal cliff so they can hang themselves during the next election. that is what will probably happen to a lot of them. let's get this problem solved it for christmas. host: do you think that will happen before christmas? let's move on to tally on the line for independence. caller: i have been watching the coverage of this thing. i wish the media would turn these guys off until they have something to report that they did rather than reporting what they cannot do. the
caller: because john boehner has been boxed in. everything he does when he goes back, he tells barack obama one thing, but when he goes back to his caucus and comes back, he has something different. eric cantor is wanting to be speaker of the house. everybody knows that. john boehner has no power, he is a middle man. from let's move onto dean the line for republicans. caller: base spend around all day trying to name a post office after somebody rather than the real issues of the day. i suggest...
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there is a famous book where the title was "tell newt to shut up," and it was a quote from john boehner. he was probably right. when you are speaker, you should probably talk less. go back home and be it rather than complaining about it. energy and courage. >> first, i'd like you better than snooki. i am michael, going to law school in boston. i have been doing research on campaign finance. as you probably know, you have a world in course in it this past year. what do you think of the state of campaign finance and how would you fight the left on things like the disclose act and other things they have been attacking super pacs for monday utilize the in the 2008 cycle? >> i think the ideal campaign finance system would allow any american to get any amount of after-tax income if they filed on the internet every night and they gave it to. i think it would clear up all the current bologna, the current red tape. the way the system currently works, if you are rich enough -- if you are mayor bloomberg, you can buy re-election. but he is writing a personal check. he spent so much the it -- getti
there is a famous book where the title was "tell newt to shut up," and it was a quote from john boehner. he was probably right. when you are speaker, you should probably talk less. go back home and be it rather than complaining about it. energy and courage. >> first, i'd like you better than snooki. i am michael, going to law school in boston. i have been doing research on campaign finance. as you probably know, you have a world in course in it this past year. what do you think...
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john boehner with the capitol christmas tree. this year's tree is from the white river national forest in colorado. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> good evening, everyone. and welcome to the 48th annual capitol christmas tree lighting ceremony. i am the architect of the capitol and i am honored to serve as your master of ceremonies tonight. for everyone's safety, we ask that you stay in your seat until the conclusion of the program. this event to officially kick off the holiday season here on capitol hill. and even though the weather doesn't feel like it's december 4, nothing says christmas like the playing of festive holiday carols. i would like to extend a special thank you to the united states air force band under the direction of peter foliard and created this great and festive holiday mood. let's give them a hand, ladies and gentlemen. [applause] >> and behind me stands the u.s. capitol's christmas tree, a majestic 73-foot spruce from colorad
john boehner with the capitol christmas tree. this year's tree is from the white river national forest in colorado. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> good evening, everyone. and welcome to the 48th annual capitol christmas tree lighting ceremony. i am the architect of the capitol and i am honored to serve as your master of ceremonies tonight. for everyone's safety, we ask that you stay in your seat until the...
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ladies and gentlemen, the honorable john boehner. [applause] >> well, steve, let me just say thanks to you and your team and the architect's office and the grounds crew have done a great job inputting this together. and let me thank the colorado delegation for being here. i would take credit for the weather. [laughter] >> but i thought the senators would do it before i did. [laughter] >> lindsay, great job and i'm glad we have nice weather so you could wear that pretty dress without having to put a big overcoat on it. let me say thank you to all of you here tonight. this great spruce has traveled many miles. thanks to ben and his partner who brought the tree from colorado here. it's christmastime and it's the splend oror of this tree calls to mind the star of bethlehem and the chance of the angels announcing a humble birth in a manger. the birth of christ fulfilled the prophecy of salvation and giving a weary world a chance to rejoyce and we will bring light to the tree that flour issues as a symbol of everlasting life. this tree wil
ladies and gentlemen, the honorable john boehner. [applause] >> well, steve, let me just say thanks to you and your team and the architect's office and the grounds crew have done a great job inputting this together. and let me thank the colorado delegation for being here. i would take credit for the weather. [laughter] >> but i thought the senators would do it before i did. [laughter] >> lindsay, great job and i'm glad we have nice weather so you could wear that pretty dress...
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a picture of president obama and john boehner. the upbeat tone was a dramatic shift from recent years when the president and a gop fortified by anti-government activists clashed repeatedly over spending and taxes. if he were to go to yesterday's new york times, they have a listening are at least pictures of the key leaders that will be involved in this process. to show you where they stand specifically on some issues, here is the president saying he will reject any bill that extends tax cuts for the wealthy. here is john boehner who has said raising tax rates is unacceptable and a new revenue should be generated by economic growth spurred by a simpler tax code and that closes loopholes and and deductions. there are some other leaders involved in this project. what do you think they will be able to do to keep the fiscal cliff from happening by the end of the year? that meeting taking place at the white house. here is some video from it. if you are looking at that again and you want to wait and on this topic, you can call in. your c
a picture of president obama and john boehner. the upbeat tone was a dramatic shift from recent years when the president and a gop fortified by anti-government activists clashed repeatedly over spending and taxes. if he were to go to yesterday's new york times, they have a listening are at least pictures of the key leaders that will be involved in this process. to show you where they stand specifically on some issues, here is the president saying he will reject any bill that extends tax cuts...
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what mitt romney is in the white house, and his best partner will be john boehner. while the democrats have failed, john boehner passed irresponsible budget to get the deficit under control. he did. he also passed over 30 pro- growth jobs bill that the democrats have blocked. folks, help is on the way. please welcome john boehner. >> welcome. ohio has a great ohio's senator in rob portman. he has been my friend for about five years. she has done a great job on behalf of cincinnati. keep up the great job. republicans were lucky enough to win the majority. we promised the american people that it would not be about us. it to be about the american people. that is why for 18 straight months we have focused on the economy and jobs every single day. we have done all this could work in the house, denmark people have access to do. harry reid has blocked everything we have set over there. this is why it is really important that we sent him back to nevada. the president made a lot of promises. my voice is a little craftily because five days of the convention, my boys is about
what mitt romney is in the white house, and his best partner will be john boehner. while the democrats have failed, john boehner passed irresponsible budget to get the deficit under control. he did. he also passed over 30 pro- growth jobs bill that the democrats have blocked. folks, help is on the way. please welcome john boehner. >> welcome. ohio has a great ohio's senator in rob portman. he has been my friend for about five years. she has done a great job on behalf of cincinnati. keep...
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john boehner wants to do a highway bill. he wants to pay for that with oil. -- expanded oil drilling. that will pass the house, but likely not for the senate. things like that will get done. they will need to do something. they cannot have an entire 2012 and they are all up for reelection. host: massachusetts, good morning. caller: how are ya? host: good, go right ahead. caller: the question i have, understand that everybody's talking about president obama and how good he did and how bad is doing, but truthful in the president is just a spokesman for the united states. you have to have a congress, the senate, and everybody else to actually pass the bills before he can even do anything. the main thing i think most people are overlooking is we pay more for aliens to live in the united states, giving them public aid, housing, food stamps, medical, they are allowed to take american jobs. there's a gentleman that used to work for a company that's not a legal citizen of the united states but he also sued the company because he got
john boehner wants to do a highway bill. he wants to pay for that with oil. -- expanded oil drilling. that will pass the house, but likely not for the senate. things like that will get done. they will need to do something. they cannot have an entire 2012 and they are all up for reelection. host: massachusetts, good morning. caller: how are ya? host: good, go right ahead. caller: the question i have, understand that everybody's talking about president obama and how good he did and how bad is...
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the president, and the speaker of the house of representatives, john boehner. i want to express my appreciation of my colleagues. i have been a minority. i have served in the minority from 1980 to 1994. it is challenging. it is not easy. we are a 11 days away from going over the fiscal cliff and we feel strongly about the need for this institution to state its position on this. i know we have heard mr. reed indicate he does not want to bring up, if this bill passes, this measure. and the president has put out a policy that this bill would not gain his signature. i do not think anyone is convinced that the bill passing here will be one that will end in agreement. the goal is for work to proceed. and for institutions to stake their position. we happen to believe mr. boehner has made some bold steps. in working to ensure we do not go over that fiscal cliff. we are in a position today where the action and we will take will be a positive step to enhance the chance for a resolution to this. the process is not perfect. i will say this. if you look at what it is that i
the president, and the speaker of the house of representatives, john boehner. i want to express my appreciation of my colleagues. i have been a minority. i have served in the minority from 1980 to 1994. it is challenging. it is not easy. we are a 11 days away from going over the fiscal cliff and we feel strongly about the need for this institution to state its position on this. i know we have heard mr. reed indicate he does not want to bring up, if this bill passes, this measure. and the...
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the sort of sit around and saying john boehner ought to do this. i also want to put the monkey on our back. [applause] i like what newt says when he says i'm not asking you to be for me, i am asking you to be with me. when you look at what we're going to face, and those flying around and the meanest, toughest political team we've ever faced. when you look at what that is going to look light, it is on our back. it is our responsibility. [applause] how many people in this room have attended a tea party events in the last few years tax what republican politician make that happen -- few years? what republican politician made that happen? we made it from the bottom up. let's not think of them being the one that has to take the case. let's go out there and turn of the biggest conservative vote in a presidential election in modern political history. let's send barack obama n/a u haul back to chicago where he belongs. -- in a u haul back to chicago where he belongs. [applause] >> other than the desire to beat barack obama and the message about the economy,
the sort of sit around and saying john boehner ought to do this. i also want to put the monkey on our back. [applause] i like what newt says when he says i'm not asking you to be for me, i am asking you to be with me. when you look at what we're going to face, and those flying around and the meanest, toughest political team we've ever faced. when you look at what that is going to look light, it is on our back. it is our responsibility. [applause] how many people in this room have attended a tea...
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that means john boehner falling on the grenade. you could do that but when you have eric cantor and kevin mccarthy eager to reach underbelly and pull the pans on that grenade, and it's a little -- it makes it a little bit harder. you will not have a unified leadership to support this. bush took me most about statements on election lee -- election eve is what barack obama said. i want to sit down with mitt romney to see how we can work together to find that common ground. my guess is that mitt romney did not receive that statement with great enthusiasm and the denis. he was going through his own time of morning but having run a campaign in the last month built around that idea, i can reach that common ground. obama call them in and says we really need this. would you help build support for this deal that will have the support of the business community,. delaware of the interesting phenomenon. at the same time, we had an announcement today by simpson bowles both to buy selected a $5 billion in business support for going aggressively
that means john boehner falling on the grenade. you could do that but when you have eric cantor and kevin mccarthy eager to reach underbelly and pull the pans on that grenade, and it's a little -- it makes it a little bit harder. you will not have a unified leadership to support this. bush took me most about statements on election lee -- election eve is what barack obama said. i want to sit down with mitt romney to see how we can work together to find that common ground. my guess is that mitt...
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[video clip] >> the republican national chairman, mitch mcconnell, john boehner, and other republican leaders behind the epic election failure of 2012 should be replaced with leaders more in tune with the conservative base of the republican party. likewise, established republican consultants establishedkarl rove, romney campaign senior advisers, and pollsters should never be hired to run or consult on a national campaign again. nobody would give a dime to the ineffective super pacs like american crossroads. the loss was the death rattle of the establishment republican party. the disaster of 2012 signals the beginning of the battle to take over the republican party and the opportunity to establish the gop as the party of small government, constitutional conservative. host: do you agree with that assessment? guest: not at all. k i do karl rove, the pollster for the romney campaign, and all the others he listed, the republican national chairman -- they are not the problem. the truth is, while i think the tea party is a great addition to the party, the candidates who were truly identified
[video clip] >> the republican national chairman, mitch mcconnell, john boehner, and other republican leaders behind the epic election failure of 2012 should be replaced with leaders more in tune with the conservative base of the republican party. likewise, established republican consultants establishedkarl rove, romney campaign senior advisers, and pollsters should never be hired to run or consult on a national campaign again. nobody would give a dime to the ineffective super pacs like...
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so we all remember that following the election in november that our speaker, john boehner, committed that this body would continue working with the president to reach a compromise that averts the fiscal cliff. avoiding the fiscal cliff is what we should continue to do, and we should work very diligently. so for my friends that wonder why we're here, perhaps, mr. speaker, our families, we're here. we are going to keep working. we are going to work day in and day out and we're going to hope that the -- our leadership, including the president, is able to make counteroffers until we reach that exact point where a deal can be done. this is not just about negotiating. it is about finding an answer for the american people. by the way, for people that think this is all about politics and the things are going on, perhaps it is, but it's going to take both sides. two sides, two willing partners who are willing to come to an agreement, that's why we're still in town. to date i know we've not seen a lot of progress. i know we are all worried about it, but i would remind us and i believe this is
so we all remember that following the election in november that our speaker, john boehner, committed that this body would continue working with the president to reach a compromise that averts the fiscal cliff. avoiding the fiscal cliff is what we should continue to do, and we should work very diligently. so for my friends that wonder why we're here, perhaps, mr. speaker, our families, we're here. we are going to keep working. we are going to work day in and day out and we're going to hope that...
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john boehner also likes to make deals. i think mitch mcconnell would be willing to go along if they were feeling from the caucuses that the could try to do some work with the president's . host: we have a tweet. scaring his opinion on twitter -- sharing his opinion on twitter. caller: thank you for having us . how do you feel president obama has developed a leadership style? hasn't lived up to his expectations -- has it lived up to his expectations? guest: he has been learning on- the-job. president obama came in with no executive experience. he was president of the harvard law review. that is small potatoes compared to being president. he is a student and likes to read. he was studying the presidencies of his predecessors. by the accounts of people inside the white house, he is very punctual and crisp in meetings. he likes to hear all views. he wants to hear from everybody. then he makes a decision. mitt romney has more executive experience than president obama. host: what we look to if he were to win re-election to tell
john boehner also likes to make deals. i think mitch mcconnell would be willing to go along if they were feeling from the caucuses that the could try to do some work with the president's . host: we have a tweet. scaring his opinion on twitter -- sharing his opinion on twitter. caller: thank you for having us . how do you feel president obama has developed a leadership style? hasn't lived up to his expectations -- has it lived up to his expectations? guest: he has been learning on- the-job....
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john boehner echoed what sessions said. they never thought they needed to lose seats. >> jake, you know, you talked about the kentucky seat. we do want to talk about congress. we have politico live and politico.com. one of the biggest changes has been starting in 2010, it was an obliteration of the southern conservative democrat. from 55 blue dog democrats to half that i nthe lasn the last election. you could end up with a democratic caucus with 12-14 blue dogs. you will have a more polarized congress, and few moderate republicans win tonight. even in the seats congressman sessions feels good about. if you don't get work, you can get more polarized. >> there is kind of a nopposite n opposite phenomenon. john barrow in savannah is going to win. it undermines the point a little bit. he ran a specific race, away from pelosi and obama. people pointed out this caucus is in a state of disarray. nancy pelosi will lose two cycles in a row. the party has no direction. the hosue republicans are conservative but are rowing to the righ
john boehner echoed what sessions said. they never thought they needed to lose seats. >> jake, you know, you talked about the kentucky seat. we do want to talk about congress. we have politico live and politico.com. one of the biggest changes has been starting in 2010, it was an obliteration of the southern conservative democrat. from 55 blue dog democrats to half that i nthe lasn the last election. you could end up with a democratic caucus with 12-14 blue dogs. you will have a more...
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john boehner, f.b.i. director muller and huard secretary janet napolitano hosted this event at the u.s. capitol. this is 30 minutes. >> detail, color guard, right shoulder, order. arms. ready, cut. >> please stand for the advancement of the colors by the united states capitol police and please stand for our national anthem. >> detail, color guard, present arms. >> the national anthem by kathy williams. >> ♪ o say can you see by the dawn's early light what so proudly well hailed at the twilight's last gleaming ♪ ♪ whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight o'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming ♪ ♪ and the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there ♪ ♪ o say does that star-spanningled banner yet wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave ♪ >> detail, color guard, order, right shoulder, arms. >> please remain standing for the invocation provided by the chaplain of the national fro
john boehner, f.b.i. director muller and huard secretary janet napolitano hosted this event at the u.s. capitol. this is 30 minutes. >> detail, color guard, right shoulder, order. arms. ready, cut. >> please stand for the advancement of the colors by the united states capitol police and please stand for our national anthem. >> detail, color guard, present arms. >> the national anthem by kathy williams. >> ♪ o say can you see by the dawn's early light what so...
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after no progress was made in plan b legislation -- by speaker john boehner. now live
after no progress was made in plan b legislation -- by speaker john boehner. now live
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that led to a response from the speaker of the house john boehner. he issued a statement that included these words -- he says the president is the one who has never been able to get a yes. house passed legislation to avert the entire fiscal cliff canada and the president has never called for the senate to act on those skills in any way." it's part of a six-paragraph statement from the speaker of the house yesterday afternoon. guest: it's a lot of back-and- forth. it's a lot of finger-pointing. they should all be in the room. they should be working on this until it gets done. every member of congress should feel an obligation to be putting forth solutions. it seems to me that there are far more focus on the political gains or downside of various deals than there is the true effect this as on the country. host: even if they were in the room with all the principles and the five or six principles agreed to plan, could pass the republican house of the democratic senate? guest: it depends what is in the plan. so far what we've seen is plans that are gettin
that led to a response from the speaker of the house john boehner. he issued a statement that included these words -- he says the president is the one who has never been able to get a yes. house passed legislation to avert the entire fiscal cliff canada and the president has never called for the senate to act on those skills in any way." it's part of a six-paragraph statement from the speaker of the house yesterday afternoon. guest: it's a lot of back-and- forth. it's a lot of...
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john boehner and his group are much like bill clinton and all the rest of them. they started these problems. in my line of work, a retired police worked -- if you make those kind of mistakes, you get fired. lookout terrible things have to be before people -- look how terrible things have to be. it is a continued roller coaster. it is ridiculous. i am all in favor of going to war with iran, if you and mitt romney send your children first. i will be right behind you. thank you. guest: we need to take a look at who the commander-in-chief is, barack obama. we need to look at with the head of the senate is, harry reid. their effort has been to spend $1 trillion on building up big government. $1 trillion in "stimulus money." barack obama told us we would have unemployment down and it would never reach 8%. that was obviously a failed policy on the part of barack obama. barack obama told us we would see a reduction in health insurance premium of $2,500 per year, per household, if we passed obamacare. instead, the opposite happened. every prescription he has put forward h
john boehner and his group are much like bill clinton and all the rest of them. they started these problems. in my line of work, a retired police worked -- if you make those kind of mistakes, you get fired. lookout terrible things have to be before people -- look how terrible things have to be. it is a continued roller coaster. it is ridiculous. i am all in favor of going to war with iran, if you and mitt romney send your children first. i will be right behind you. thank you. guest: we need to...
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signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer today will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. loving and gracious god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. we ask today that you bless the members of the people's house, to be the best and most faithful servants of the people they serve. on this day, congress honors the life of senator daniel inouye who lies in state in the rotunda . he was the first to serve his state in this assembly. and he served his country for decades as a true patriot, soldier, legislator, statesman and gentleman. always thousands of miles from his own home. endow the members of this assembly with a measure of the courage, integrity and loyalty of such an exemplar of public service. and may all that is done this day and the people's house be for your greater honor and glory, amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to
signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer today will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. loving and gracious god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. we ask today that you bless the members of the people's house, to be the best and most faithful servants of the people they serve. on this day, congress honors the life of senator daniel inouye who lies in state in the rotunda . he was the...
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host: must be something about you a john boehner ticket to the curve. -- if john boehner kicked you to the curb. caller: i do run a small business. it seems to me we would even have to consider borrowing money from china or anywhere else, why we should even have that as an option. we're the richest country in the world. and also won three note on the gun laws issue. i do not see how they can target any particular weapon. it is worse than any combat- loading weapon. you can almost do that as fast as you can pull the trigger also. not a matter how many rounds you can shoot, but any sane person -- insane person getting hold of anything. guest: the reality of using guns or whatever illegal purpose of its lost in washington and the politics. we will have to do something, a press release and a press conference. there is a second amendment. they believe the supreme court has recognized the individual rights in a narrow decision. one thing i want to go back to, and what i hear from folks like yourself and others is the mass of new regulations coming out. instead of helping, we are hindering fo
host: must be something about you a john boehner ticket to the curve. -- if john boehner kicked you to the curb. caller: i do run a small business. it seems to me we would even have to consider borrowing money from china or anywhere else, why we should even have that as an option. we're the richest country in the world. and also won three note on the gun laws issue. i do not see how they can target any particular weapon. it is worse than any combat- loading weapon. you can almost do that as...
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john boehner said he would bring the bill up before the end of the year. take his word for that. >> there is no better example of the failure of this congress than the farm bill. congressman berg is a member of the house. the fed was able to tax a farm bill in the senate. it went over to the house of representatives. when we talked about a gridlock, it was the republican party. it was the fight between john boehner and eric cantor to move it forward. i liken this effort to wiki up in the middle of the fourth quarter shooting the ball as an as you you are already down. when we talk about the discharge position, how many votes of republicans are on the discharge submission? their eight. they're over 40 democrat votes. you cannot claim any modest effort. the number one job of someone in the senate in congress to pass a farm bill. now we have an uncertainty because of the gridlock in the house of representatives. >> you can respond. >> that is simply not accurate. the last farm bill expired as well. your accusations and me, i hope they do not apply to our form
john boehner said he would bring the bill up before the end of the year. take his word for that. >> there is no better example of the failure of this congress than the farm bill. congressman berg is a member of the house. the fed was able to tax a farm bill in the senate. it went over to the house of representatives. when we talked about a gridlock, it was the republican party. it was the fight between john boehner and eric cantor to move it forward. i liken this effort to wiki up in the...
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submitted his resignation to speaker john boehner. nancy pelosi posted a statement saying it is of great sadness that we're learning of this decision. his service in congress is marked by as eloquent advocacy for his constituents abuse and his advocacy. that is from nancy pelosi and her statement on the resignation of jesse jackson jr. today. let's take you live now to the security council meeting at the united nations and the situation in the middle east, the conflict between israel and homospory this is a live look here on c- span. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] ba >> and the 6000 -- a meeting of the security council is called to order. the provisional agenda of this meeting is the situation in the middle east, including the palestinian question. the agenda is adopted. the security council will now begin its consideration of item number two of the agenda. on behalf of the council, i welcome the secretary general, his excellency, mr. ban-ki moon who is
submitted his resignation to speaker john boehner. nancy pelosi posted a statement saying it is of great sadness that we're learning of this decision. his service in congress is marked by as eloquent advocacy for his constituents abuse and his advocacy. that is from nancy pelosi and her statement on the resignation of jesse jackson jr. today. let's take you live now to the security council meeting at the united nations and the situation in the middle east, the conflict between israel and...
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john boehner and comedian, actor, singer wayne brady. [cheers and applause] >> put your hands together for your rtca executive committee members. [applause] a graduate of yale university, weighing in at a balk and a quarter from c-span the ben o'connel. a graduate from sarah lawrence college, the beautiful and funny libby casey. from penn state university, producer for the else is there a network, also known as mr. president, jeff. from the university of washington, a producer for cbs news, her awesome ness, jill jackson. from indiana university of pennsylvania, a camera guy for a fox news and 2012 rtca chairman, john wallace. from north carolina state university, multimedia and journalist for cbs forleigh ann caldwell. from montreal, canada, reporting live -- todd. finally, ladies and gentlemen, your dinner chair, the first camera guy elected as chairman of the rtca executive committee, jay mcmichaels. [applause] >> i think i will stand behind this because i feel more comfortable this way. can everybody hear me in the back of the room?
john boehner and comedian, actor, singer wayne brady. [cheers and applause] >> put your hands together for your rtca executive committee members. [applause] a graduate of yale university, weighing in at a balk and a quarter from c-span the ben o'connel. a graduate from sarah lawrence college, the beautiful and funny libby casey. from penn state university, producer for the else is there a network, also known as mr. president, jeff. from the university of washington, a producer for cbs...
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host: we will john boehner face a challenge to speaker? guest: there is grumbling, but the feeling is no. i did not think so. one of the most significant things that happened, going back to that press conference one week ago when the talk was in the air, eric cantor stood by his side, and that was a signal that if anybody is going to challenge him, it might be eric cantor. he will not challenge. he is absolutely on board. host: david lightman, thank you as always for being with us. guest: thank you for having me. host: we will check in with you again and your dog. every friday we look at america by the numbers. today, we want to focus on the issue of hunger in america. "washington journal" continues. negotiations are resuming this afternoon at 3:00 p.m. eastern time. [applause] >> there are cynics said that a party platform is something nobody bothers to read and it does not amount to much. whether it is different this time than it has ever been before, i believe the republican party has a platform that is a banner of bold, unmistakable ca
host: we will john boehner face a challenge to speaker? guest: there is grumbling, but the feeling is no. i did not think so. one of the most significant things that happened, going back to that press conference one week ago when the talk was in the air, eric cantor stood by his side, and that was a signal that if anybody is going to challenge him, it might be eric cantor. he will not challenge. he is absolutely on board. host: david lightman, thank you as always for being with us. guest: thank...
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i think john boehner would make a huge mistake in raising taxes. we need to change the conversation and get rid of all the credit capitalism in the tax code. let's not do this in the discussion of punishing some people. host: what the think of the speaker's role in these negotiations? how does freedomworks feel about the agenda he's bringing to the table? he's one of the two men making a lot of the decisions. guest: it's frustrating. i'm not terribly happy with how the speaker has dealt with this. understand that this year's crisis has been 10 years in the making. part of it comes from last year's debate over the debt ceiling. i think john boehner should embrace the budget that paul ryan drafted and passed out of the house. it is the only document that has been passed by a body of our government that deals with all these issues. it deals with the tax code, spending, even entitlements spending. senate democrats have done nothing. the president has not offered anything except a big promises. they mean nothing when it comes to tax policy and entitleme
i think john boehner would make a huge mistake in raising taxes. we need to change the conversation and get rid of all the credit capitalism in the tax code. let's not do this in the discussion of punishing some people. host: what the think of the speaker's role in these negotiations? how does freedomworks feel about the agenda he's bringing to the table? he's one of the two men making a lot of the decisions. guest: it's frustrating. i'm not terribly happy with how the speaker has dealt with...
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john boehner also spoke at this event. it is about 40 minutes. >> good evening, everyone. thank you, thank you and thank you. it feels good to be here with a lot of friends and a lot of neighbors. let me start by thanking dave for his leadership here. he has done a lot -- he has done a good job on our behalf. [applause] i am very pleased that david yost was here, our state auditor. thank you for a great speech and a kind introduction. [applause] let me also say i could not be more proud of all that dave is doing -- all that our team in columbus is doing on our behalf. a lot of people in washington can learn one or two things about what is going on in ohio. when you look at ohio, they balanced the budget, upgraded our credit rating, removed government barriers to private sector growth, and all of this without raising taxes in our state. i know it has not been easy. they have been under constant pressure from the white house and all of their allies on the left. rather than looking at the example of ohio and other states, the president is more focused on blaming others for al
john boehner also spoke at this event. it is about 40 minutes. >> good evening, everyone. thank you, thank you and thank you. it feels good to be here with a lot of friends and a lot of neighbors. let me start by thanking dave for his leadership here. he has done a lot -- he has done a good job on our behalf. [applause] i am very pleased that david yost was here, our state auditor. thank you for a great speech and a kind introduction. [applause] let me also say i could not be more proud...
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house speaker john boehner joins the lighting of the capitol christmas tree. this year's tree is from the colorado white river national forest. watch both ceremonies tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c- span. >> we have had these explosions of knowledge in medicine, but we have not coordinated care, and all the services that we had end up having so many cracks that the cracks are as harmful as the diseases that we are treating, and you have got to step back and ask, you know, "are we hurting people overall on a global level? what are we doing sometimes?" now we have these reports saying 30% of everything we do may not be necessary in health care. when we step back, 30% of the medications we prescribe, the tests we order, the procedures -- this is something, i think, which is for the first time really being called out as a problem. >> dysfunction in the u.s. health-care industry. dr. marty makary on what hospitals will not tell you, tonight it 10:00 -- at 10:00. >> the supreme court will look at what happened in 2008, and they will say that this precedent. a
house speaker john boehner joins the lighting of the capitol christmas tree. this year's tree is from the colorado white river national forest. watch both ceremonies tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c- span. >> we have had these explosions of knowledge in medicine, but we have not coordinated care, and all the services that we had end up having so many cracks that the cracks are as harmful as the diseases that we are treating, and you have got to step back and ask, you know, "are...
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. >> do not let john boehner hear that. >> i was hoping that you're kind goodness would produce something for the future for me as well. thank you, mr. chairman. let me go back. there have been leaks in this administration. we do not know who, we do not know why. but there have been. to rehearse the list, there have been strikes against al qaeda, pakistan, and yemen. leaks concerning the reported cyber-campaign. leaks that included terrorist plans to destroy american airliners. leaks of the details of cia and special operations forces. and others. i guess what i want to ask, madam secretary, director, were dhs or ncts consulted in advance of these disclosures? >> well, we certainly were not consulted. as far as i know, nothing within nctc was involved in any of the leaks that she referred to. i think that for us, congressman, the main point, without getting into the specifics of the allegations, this is something that we, specifically, within the counter-terrorism sector, had made a number of comments about, publicly. the importance of this issue and the reality that leaks have the potent
. >> do not let john boehner hear that. >> i was hoping that you're kind goodness would produce something for the future for me as well. thank you, mr. chairman. let me go back. there have been leaks in this administration. we do not know who, we do not know why. but there have been. to rehearse the list, there have been strikes against al qaeda, pakistan, and yemen. leaks concerning the reported cyber-campaign. leaks that included terrorist plans to destroy american airliners....
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issue interviewed speaker john boehner later. --she is interviewing speaker john boehner later. >> constituencies and their part, i have a little exchange with the aarp when they had a commercial that ran in december in which a tough guy comes onto the screen in says "who am i?" and they say "i am the aarp and we want our benefits." it was in your face. it seemed to me there is a better way of dealing with that. we have lots of people in the way our people could afford social security. >> absolutely. look. if you live to be 65 in america today, our life expectancy is not high, if you are in the oldest senior population on earth. a lot of us are not pork. half -- not poor. half of the people are kept out of poverty because of the social security payments. the whole idea behind simpson- bowles is to ask people like you or me to pay more and do with less because we do not need it so that we can bring the debt down and put a little more into the people on the low income side. this is crazy. robert samuelson had an article the other d
issue interviewed speaker john boehner later. --she is interviewing speaker john boehner later. >> constituencies and their part, i have a little exchange with the aarp when they had a commercial that ran in december in which a tough guy comes onto the screen in says "who am i?" and they say "i am the aarp and we want our benefits." it was in your face. it seemed to me there is a better way of dealing with that. we have lots of people in the way our people could afford...
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host: speaker john boehner makes the list, but he is number 12. why? guest: when you look around, there are a lot of different power centers. certainly, the house is one of them. something tells me i do not think speaker john boehner is not that upset that he is number 12 and not number one. we see these key moments in the house. day today, you might see a lot of -- day to day, you might see a lot of eric cantor coming out of the white house. he is certainly very powerful. what we've tried to do with the top-10 is provide a much more representative list of what house, military, etc. host: number2 on the list, the minority leader in the senate. guest: pretty much the same reason eric cantor is number one. mitch mcconnell is regarded as an extremely smart guy and people really like him. people know that he is extremely tough and not shy about saying no when he wants to. when you are in the minority legislature, your ability to say no and to stand up in front of the cameras and announce your intrench in this is a powerful trade and not everyone wants to d
host: speaker john boehner makes the list, but he is number 12. why? guest: when you look around, there are a lot of different power centers. certainly, the house is one of them. something tells me i do not think speaker john boehner is not that upset that he is number 12 and not number one. we see these key moments in the house. day today, you might see a lot of -- day to day, you might see a lot of eric cantor coming out of the white house. he is certainly very powerful. what we've tried to...
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that is from speaker john boehner. this morning heard from treasury secretary tim geithner, and among the things he said today is that the recent $2 billion loss by j.p. morgan " helps make the case for tougher rules on financial institutions." he spoke to the group this morning for about 20 minutes. we will show you as much of this as we can until the group resumes the summit in about 15 minutes. recycle the secretary we have a pretty tough job, we are the warmup act for tom brokaw and bill clinton. the good news is we're not following them, which is a pretty big thing. mr. secretary, i think we are in the post-denial phase of talking about the deficit. democrats and republicans -- you have a few months left in this president's term to get there. a lot of people are wondering why anybody should believe shouldour polarized political system is capable of doing something that touches as many people as this. why should we believe this could happen? >> khyber this will be in huge test of the ability of this political syste
that is from speaker john boehner. this morning heard from treasury secretary tim geithner, and among the things he said today is that the recent $2 billion loss by j.p. morgan " helps make the case for tougher rules on financial institutions." he spoke to the group this morning for about 20 minutes. we will show you as much of this as we can until the group resumes the summit in about 15 minutes. recycle the secretary we have a pretty tough job, we are the warmup act for tom brokaw...
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you name it -- john boehner, john mccain, i am on good terms with all of them. and they know i disagree with their policies, but i treat them with respect and they treat me with respect, and that is the way it ought to be. if there are so many people in this political system that the ink dot anything -- there are so many people in this political system that think anything goes. i do not think it to be that way. host: here is the next caller. caller: i think this guy is this delusional and he loves to sell these books to liberals. how can you say that rush limbaugh and others hate president obama because they vehemently disagree with them? you say that i was march of fox news, so i disagree with the left media. then you get the media and everybody wise and cries about fox all of the time. -- wines and cries about fox of the time. they give obama a pass on everything. you tell me where this tape machine is. i do not see it. -- hate machine is. i do not see it. guest: if you are watching fox, you are watching the tape machine, a good part of it. you ought to take y
you name it -- john boehner, john mccain, i am on good terms with all of them. and they know i disagree with their policies, but i treat them with respect and they treat me with respect, and that is the way it ought to be. if there are so many people in this political system that the ink dot anything -- there are so many people in this political system that think anything goes. i do not think it to be that way. host: here is the next caller. caller: i think this guy is this delusional and he...
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i do not understand why they would contrast john boehner or's deal to -- would trash john deal.r's it trashed our credit rating as a nation. austerity is not working in the u.k. it you keep repeating that we do not have enough money to pay for all of these social programs. we are not paying for them all at once. that is another thing. we're not going to pay for them all at once. austerity is not working in europe. the germans are thinking of totally bailing out greece, not only bailing them out, but flushing their economy with even more money. i am not getting why the tea party's is working -- or the tea party is working against us -- i am not getting more the tea party is working against us -- i am not getting why the tea party is working against us. guest: there is no proof that the tea party track star credit rating. -- tea party trashed our credit rating. we will hit the debt limit again. spending more and saying we will do the hard work later does not seem to work carry well. i am not sure what congress has done in a generation to give us confidence that the hard work they are no
i do not understand why they would contrast john boehner or's deal to -- would trash john deal.r's it trashed our credit rating as a nation. austerity is not working in the u.k. it you keep repeating that we do not have enough money to pay for all of these social programs. we are not paying for them all at once. that is another thing. we're not going to pay for them all at once. austerity is not working in europe. the germans are thinking of totally bailing out greece, not only bailing them...
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that would freeze -- house speaker john boehner, reacted to the latest proposal that would freeze the rates on student loans. >> the house has actually passed the bill to freeze the student loan interest rates for one- year using a federal health prevention fund which was part of obama's health plan. since they passed that, they feel they don't need to pass anything until the senate passes something. so they are not even paying attention to it. >> the conference committee on renewing the surface transportation programs? >> the conferees have been exchanging paper back and forth for several weeks. there have been working very hard. the problem is that they have not even touched some of the top one controversial issues that have been driving the transportation debate for months. that would be the keystone pipeline and how you would pay for the roughly $9 billion or $12 billion that you might need to bridge the gap between what would be collected from gas taxes and what you would need to keep finding the highways at the same level. those two issues have yet to be resolved. they are suppo
that would freeze -- house speaker john boehner, reacted to the latest proposal that would freeze the rates on student loans. >> the house has actually passed the bill to freeze the student loan interest rates for one- year using a federal health prevention fund which was part of obama's health plan. since they passed that, they feel they don't need to pass anything until the senate passes something. so they are not even paying attention to it. >> the conference committee on...
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john boehner is also crazy. none of them have any inkling, let alone a loyalty or fidelity, toward what would be good toward the american people. it is all about them. obama is going to retire in four years. he is looking at making millions of dollars on a speech circuit after that. john boehner is going to become a lobbyist. none of them care. host: we are going to leave it there. we have some items from . a couple of folks up in weighing in on facebook. -- a couple of folks have been weighing in on facebook. back to the telephones. ruth on the line for democrats. caller: they talk about the fiscal clef, but they are not really interested in fiske's -- fixing the fiscal cliff. there are interested in their own party. they have been against the president from the beginning, so they are not going to change anything. they do not want to help america. what people are they for? the people have spoken, but they do not ever listen to the people. what people are the working for? host: james in new york as a deadline fo
john boehner is also crazy. none of them have any inkling, let alone a loyalty or fidelity, toward what would be good toward the american people. it is all about them. obama is going to retire in four years. he is looking at making millions of dollars on a speech circuit after that. john boehner is going to become a lobbyist. none of them care. host: we are going to leave it there. we have some items from . a couple of folks up in weighing in on facebook. -- a couple of folks have been weighing...
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speaker john boehner committed to getting video online. the house has been away better than i thought it would have. it is really up to the committee chairs to do it. overall, they are all streaming. as long as you ignore every appropriation committee. it is terrible oversight. it is almost hundreds term. we went to the trouble of opting region of auditing this. -- auditing t his. the problem is really clear. is between leadership and the chairs to figure out. if you ignore that, that is significant. as far broader value it's not relieve the house's fault. the assumption behind the super committee was if we dispense with all the democratic process and accountability and meet in secret, maybe then we will have bipartisanship in progress. maybe that's how we should deal with the most difficult problems rolled up together. that is how we summarized it at that time. we tried to beat the thing back. hopefully, that never comes up again. on top of that, the super committee made it clear that some of the terms defined in the house and senate rule
speaker john boehner committed to getting video online. the house has been away better than i thought it would have. it is really up to the committee chairs to do it. overall, they are all streaming. as long as you ignore every appropriation committee. it is terrible oversight. it is almost hundreds term. we went to the trouble of opting region of auditing this. -- auditing t his. the problem is really clear. is between leadership and the chairs to figure out. if you ignore that, that is...
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and john boehner also likes to make deals. i think mitch mcconnell would be willing to go along if they were feeling from the caucuses they could try to do some work with the president. host: a tweet from mr. joshua p. sharing his opinion on twitter. going out to american university to hear from another student. madison more joins us. good morning. caller: do you think is a lot have lived up to expectations he set for himself in 2008? guest: to a certain degree all presidents learn on the job. there is no way to prepare for the enormity of the presidency. president obama came in with no executive experience. i think he is a student. he likes to read. by the accounts we have heard from, from people inside the white house, he is very crisp in meetings. he is very punctual. he likes to hear our views. he is interested in hearing from people who agree with him and do not agree with him. he takes the information and makes the decision. i think that is also how mitt romney would operate if he were president, by the way. mitt romney
and john boehner also likes to make deals. i think mitch mcconnell would be willing to go along if they were feeling from the caucuses they could try to do some work with the president. host: a tweet from mr. joshua p. sharing his opinion on twitter. going out to american university to hear from another student. madison more joins us. good morning. caller: do you think is a lot have lived up to expectations he set for himself in 2008? guest: to a certain degree all presidents learn on the job....
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>> i find it interesting you mentioned john boehner. he will be headlining a fund- raising effort for my opponent. again, we need people who are strictly for people. it is exactly your example of when we turn our government to corporations. you get a prescription drug world of sam agrees even though uncle sam as 50 million medicare lives of power. we blew $2 trillion for that. our tax dollars we give to oil companies, these guys give checks to exxon mobile. >> our next question, we had numerous questions submitted by the students. we will get to the number one question later on here. the next question is a top question from the students. >> i want to thank both of you for participating in this debate. one of the top questions the students e-mailed be about to ask is when it comes to reducing the deficit, there are two ways to reduce it. cuts and revenues. what would you cut, are the cut enough? >> it is not about real -- increasing our revenues. it is about growing the economy. we must extend our current tax rates personally. the job cr
>> i find it interesting you mentioned john boehner. he will be headlining a fund- raising effort for my opponent. again, we need people who are strictly for people. it is exactly your example of when we turn our government to corporations. you get a prescription drug world of sam agrees even though uncle sam as 50 million medicare lives of power. we blew $2 trillion for that. our tax dollars we give to oil companies, these guys give checks to exxon mobile. >> our next question, we...
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that was the framework the president and john boehner are working on when they got in the agreement last summer prior to his passing a budget into law. they were going to try to move $4 trillion of debts off the books. the tea party shut it down. we are working on a bipartisan basis in the senate every day to try to cobble together a plan that will reduce 4-$5 trillion of debt. i am part of that group. we need to reduce mortgage interest. i do not believe anybody buys a second, because of the mortgage interest deduction. we should look at whether we should take a haircut on charitable deductions. we need to look at cutting farm payments. in fact, we did. we stopped all direct payments in the farm bill. we saved $23 billion in spending in a bipartisan farm bill the. what is more important for 70 in missouri than a farm bill? -- for 70 in missouri than a farm bill? -- for certainty in missouri than a farm bill? they did not even take it up to vote on it. that is the kind of gridlock we do not meet in washington. >> jonathan dine. >> i agree with a lot of the ideas and the commission, excep
that was the framework the president and john boehner are working on when they got in the agreement last summer prior to his passing a budget into law. they were going to try to move $4 trillion of debts off the books. the tea party shut it down. we are working on a bipartisan basis in the senate every day to try to cobble together a plan that will reduce 4-$5 trillion of debt. i am part of that group. we need to reduce mortgage interest. i do not believe anybody buys a second, because of the...